by DevNadkarni | Sep 5, 2025 | 2025, Blog, News, Pacific
We are proud to report that the Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2025 set a new benchmark for Pacific business engagement. Over three high-energy days in Brisbane, our flagship event brought together 650+ delegates, 80 speakers and more than 40 exhibitors from 20...
by DevNadkarni | Sep 5, 2025 | 2025, Blog, News, Pacific
Politicians from across the region used the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council-led Pacific Infrastructure Conference in Brisbane to signal an investment agenda built on local content, climate resilience and better connectivity. Their messages to contractors,...
by DevNadkarni | Sep 5, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Palau
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr used the Pacific Infrastructure Conference in Brisbane to court public and private capital for more than US$1 billion in projects over the next five years. He told delegates that fiscal space is tight after pandemic borrowing, so...
by DevNadkarni | Sep 5, 2025 | 2025, Cook Islands, Pacific, Tonga
A flurry of announcements in August 2025 has reshaped the Pacific’s deep-sea mining landscape, with governments and partners signalling different pathways from exploration to possible extraction. In the Cook Islands, officials said they are considering extending...
by DevNadkarni | Sep 5, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Pacific
All 17 Pacific Island leaders have confirmed they will attend September’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Solomon Islands, easing fears of a boycott after weeks of diplomatic turbulence over who should be at the table. The Local Organising Committee chair, Sir Dr...
by DevNadkarni | Sep 5, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Pacific
Sydney-based Bluemont has secured exclusive distribution rights for Elemental Water Makers’ solar-powered desalination systems across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, expanding the region’s supplier base for off-grid water security solutions. The 18...
by DevNadkarni | Sep 5, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands Government has launched the expansion of the Gold Ridge Mine processing plant, positioning the project as a cornerstone of growth, jobs and exports. At a 13 August ceremony near Honiara, Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele called the works the...
by DevNadkarni | Aug 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
The upcoming Pacific Infrastructure Conference in Brisbane (19-20 August) is shaping up to be the most high-powered gathering of its kind, with senior leaders from across the region and beyond confirmed to deliver keynote addresses. The conference brings together...
by DevNadkarni | Aug 4, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Kiribati
The arrival of the East Micronesia Cable in South Tarawa has marked a major milestone in Kiribati’s digital development journey, with the undersea telecommunications cable set to transform connectivity across the island nation. The project represents the first-ever...
by DevNadkarni | Aug 4, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Vanuatu
Vanuatu’s Prime Minister Jotham Napat returned from France last month affirming the revival of a long‑stalled VT 2 billion Airbus A220 procurement –a deal first struck in February 2019 as part of a planned fleet expansion of the troubled national airline,...
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